Explanation of Zihar and Its Expiation
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Question:
He has another point, Honorable Shaykh. He says: Regarding zihar, is it a divorce? And what is its nature in Islamic law?
Answer:
Zihar is an oath, not a divorce. It is when a man makes his wife forbidden to him by likening her to the back of his mother, for example, saying, “You are to me like the back of my mother.” This is zihar. It follows the course of an oath, except that its expiation is severe: it is freeing a slave. If he does not find one, then fasting two consecutive months. If he is unable to do that, then feeding sixty poor people. He must avoid his wife until he expiates for his oath before they touch each other. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good.
He has another point, Honorable Shaykh. He says: Regarding zihar, is it a divorce? And what is its nature in Islamic law?
Answer:
Zihar is an oath, not a divorce. It is when a man makes his wife forbidden to him by likening her to the back of his mother, for example, saying, “You are to me like the back of my mother.” This is zihar. It follows the course of an oath, except that its expiation is severe: it is freeing a slave. If he does not find one, then fasting two consecutive months. If he is unable to do that, then feeding sixty poor people. He must avoid his wife until he expiates for his oath before they touch each other. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good.
Source
قناة «مكة و المدينة»، 08 فتاوى على الهواء - 30 / 03 / 1433هـ _ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (26:49)
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